DocuCinema – “Part Girl, Part Woman” – Film Screening and Filmmaker Q&A

Half Girl, Half Woman

78 minutes

Produced by: Shula Shpigel and Dana Eden Productions

Directed by: Ella Armoni

About the relationship between singer Dafna Armoni and her daughter, Ella Armoni

Winner of the Best Director and Best Editing awards at the Docaviv Festival

Winner of the 2025 Best Documentary Award from the Film Critics Forum

Winner of the Best Soundtrack Design Award from the Documentary Forum

Nominee for Best Feature-Length Documentary at the 2025 Ophir Awards

Synopsis

At the age of 30, Ella receives a mysterious suitcase containing home videos from the 1990s, kept secret until today, documenting the life of her mother, singer Dafna Armoni. This happens while Ella is helping her mother pack and move house—yet another move in a chain of relocations forced upon her by difficult financial circumstances.

Through the video tapes from the past, Ella discovers that behind her mother’s iconic persona lies a personal and painful story. For the first time, she also learns the identity of her father—a mysterious figure surrounded by rumors throughout her life.

A family portrait of two women merging into one: the mother who was a legend, and the daughter, the film’s creator. The film includes rare archival footage, songs, home videos, and recorded conversations.